CONSPIRACY


Meaning of CONSPIRACY in English

[noun]The three men are accused of conspiracy (= working illegally against the government). [U]She has been charged with conspiracy (= planning with someone else) to murder. [U](figurative) Fifteen years working for the same firm and she still hadn't been promoted - there was a conspiracy against her (= someone did not want her to be successful)! [C]I think there was a conspiracy to keep me out of the committee. [C + to infinitive](figurative) When she stepped on the scales she weighed 4 kilograms heavier - it was a conspiracy (= she thought the machine was intentionally showing the wrong weight)! [C]A conspiracy of silence is a general agreement to keep silent about a subject for the purpose of secrecy.Conspiracy theory refers to the belief that unpleasant things which happen, esp. to governments, are planned by people who want to cause difficulties and do not happen by chance.

Cambridge English vocab.      Кембриджский английский словарь.